Man has put 430,000 miles on original battery and motors of ‘unkillable’ Tesla Model S

A man has shared details of his ‘unkillable’ Tesla Model S that has racked up a staggering 430,000 miles on its original battery and motors. 

Owner Paul Ken bought the Tesla Model S 90D new back in 2016. 

Through his job as a taxi driver, Ken has managed to put some serious mileage on the clock of his Tesla. 

But says that despite traveling hundreds of thousands of miles, the Model S is still on its original battery. 

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He’s put some serious miles on the Tesla Model S

Several Tesla owners have shared how their EVs have coped after putting thousands of miles on the clock, including this guy from Germany who has hit more than 1.2 million miles. 

Gemmingen-Hornberg and his Model S have been through three batteries together since he bought the vehicle a decade ago. 

Meanwhile, a man in Slovakia has used his high-mileage Tesla Model X 100D for over 200,000 miles and says it has only lost around 10 percent of its battery capacity during the five years he’s had it. 

And over in the UK, Ken has almost traveled the equivalent distance of getting to the moon and back in his Model S. 

Ken, who runs an airport taxi service with an ‘environmental twist’, admitted to taking a leap of faith when it came to purchasing the Tesla when he did because there were only around 300 of them in the whole of the UK at the time. 

The man revealed the battery’s range degradation

Speaking to Auto Trader, Ken revealed that back then there were very few charging points available. 

But it seems as though the gamble paid off because a decade on, the Model S – which came with a 90 kWh battery and dual motors – is still going strong. 

Given its age, the Tesla is showing a few signs of wear and tear, but somewhat incredibly it’s still using its original battery and motors. 

Ken says he frequently uses a Supercharger during the day and then tops up the battery at home in the evening. 

This frequent charging to 100 percent appears to have caused very little harm to the battery, with Ken saying the range degradation is only around 65 miles. 

Impressive stuff.